Fig. 6
From: Three-dimensional velocity structure models in and around the Kathmandu Valley, Central Nepal
Panels a and b show the cross sections of the regional-scale velocity structure models by Koketsu et al. (2016) and this study, respectively, along line XY in Fig. 1a. The underthrusting Indian plate is modeled to a depth of 8.4 km in a, but extends beyond that depth to the northern edge of the modeled region in b. The sediments in the Kathmandu Valley are assumed to be homogeneous with VS of 0.6 km/s in a, while the velocity structure model obtained in the previous sections is applied in b. The VS 3.5 km/s layer on the Nepal side is raised to below the MFT (dotted line) based on Kobayashi et al. (2016)